Sample Schedule for BS: History (One Field Teacher Certification Grades 8-12)
For Students Entering Fall 2011
This is a sample schedule to illustrate how long it will take to complete this degree plan. Additional semesters may be necessary if you are required to complete courses listed in the right-hand column or if you repeat courses. Consult
with your academic advisor before changing the sequence of courses. Some courses are not offered every semester and some courses have prerequisites. Check the course description in the current catalog for details. Failure to
complete courses in the recommended sequence may delay graduation.
FR
Fall
16 hrs
FR
Spring
16 hrs
Summer
3 hrs
SO
Fall
18 hrs
SO
Spring
16 hrs
Summer
BIBL 101
Jesus: His Life &
Teachings
BIBL 102
Early Christians:
Life, Literature, &
Community
† ENGL 111
Composition & Rhetoric
HIST 117
Civilization I
CORE 110
Cornerstone
MATH 120
Quantitative Reasoning
(fall or spring)
^ EXSC 100
Lifetime Wellness
I hr
Required if condition
of Admission:
† ENGL 112
Composition & Literature
• HIST 118
Civilization II
CORE 120
Human Person and
Identity
See advisor for information on History Department Study Abroad program.
SCIENCE
(fall or spring, See
degree plan for choices)
Exercise Science
(activity)
1 hr
UNIV 011
Learning Strategies
*ELECTIVE
EDUC 211
Education Foundations
and Multicultural
Perspectives
 BIBL 211
Message of the
Old Testament
† ENGL 221 or 231 or
262
Literature
HIST 221
American History I
(fall or spring)
CORE 220
Community
ELECTIVE
Exercise Science
(activity)
1 hr
HIST 222
American History II
(fall or spring)
SCIENCE
(See degree plan
for choices)
ECON 260
Principles of
Macroeconomics
EDUC 221
Educational Psychology
COMS 211
Speech and Rhetoric
See advisor for information on History Department Study Abroad program.
JR
Fall
18 hrs
Three Hours Advanced
Bible 300-400
(BIBL,BMIS, BIBD,
BIBH,BIBM)
HIST 300-400
(See degree plan
for choices)
POLS 226
States and Federal
System
CORE 320
Discovery and
Creation of Meaning
READING 322
Reading in Secondary
Content Areas
HIST 300-400
(See degree plan
for choices
JR
Spring
18 hrs
HIST 300-400
(See degree plan
for choices)
HIST 300-400
(See degree plan
for choices)
HIST 480
Texas History
HIST 300-400
(See degree plan
for choices)
SPED 371
Teaching Students with
Special Needs
HIST 300-400
(See degree plan
for choices)
SR
Fall
17 hrs
BIBL 440
Christian Vocation &
Mission
2 hrs
EDUC 412
Secondary Curriculum
and Media
EDUC 432
Secondary Management
and Methods
ELECTIVE
SOCI 442
Cultural Diversity
HIST 496
History for Teachers
SP
Spring
6 hrs
EDUC 490
Student Teaching:
Secondary
Summer
May be required based on
ACT or SAT scores:
MATH:
MATW 019
MATW 020
MATW 030
ENGLISH:
ENGL 003
ENGL 004
ENGL 106
ENGL 006
ENGL 107
ENGL 007
Required only if
unsatisfactory
in High School:
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
6 hrs
Total Hours = 128
Each block represents 3 hours unless otherwise noted. Only ACU classes used to calculate major GPA. 2.75 GPA for program acceptance (both overall and content) & graduation. Before taking more than six hours of any
combination of EDUC, EACH, SPED, or READ, a student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. † 12 hours English “C” or better required. ^Must be taken within the first three semesters.  This course or
its equivalent is offered at one of ACU’s semester-long Study Abroad sites. Those planning to study abroad should save these courses. See www.acu.edu/study-abroad for updated courses. .